Pacting with the Devil: The Faust Tradition

Description: A reading and discussion course emphasizing critical interpretation of major texts in the Faust tradition from German folklore, Christopher Marlowe, J.W. von Goethe, Mikhail Bulgakov and others. Attention is given to the evolution of the legend and to other adaptations (in music and film) of Faustian material.
HUMAN 255L and MDNLNG 255L are the same course.